Anarrative, either in verse or prose, in which character, action and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of a story. ex: the scarlet letter, animal farm

not exaxtly

explanation: it depends on the situation like if u do something good there will be good consequences which arent punishments but if you do somthing bad there will be bad consequences which are punishements.

i would need the available options to be listed to give you an answer.

d. lennie pats too hard, and then panics.

i would say a because the main idea is what the author is the point the author is trying to get across.